{"id":17359,"date":"2016-01-20T12:01:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T17:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=17359"},"modified":"2016-01-20T12:15:17","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T17:15:17","slug":"significant-winter-storm-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=17359","title":{"rendered":"Significant Winter Storm Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good snowy Wednesday afternoon, everyone. Our current snow maker is pretty much behaving as forecast and is leaving behind snow covered roads all across the bluegrass state. For much of the region, this is likely the appetizer for a much bigger storm moving in from Thursday night through Friday.<\/p>\n

This storm brings a mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain to the region Thursday night. That action quickly goes over to snow and heavy snow early Friday. Heavy snow will then continue into Friday night across central and eastern Kentucky with wraparound snows into early Saturday.<\/p>\n

Winds are going to crank Friday into Saturday with 30-40mph gusts possible. Blowing and drifting snow will be a concern. So, how much snow can we expect? It’s still a little early in the game, but we’re within 48 hours and that’s usually my window to put out a First Call For Snowfall map.<\/p>\n

This is just my first take on totals and placement. I will make adjustments to the lines and numbers as we get closer to the storm.\u00a0That said, there is no denying the possibility of another monster snow hit for much of the region…<\/p>\n

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When comparing my numbers to the actual numbers coming from the computer models, I’m being conservative across the eastern half of the state.<\/p>\n

I will fine tune the numbers later today and on WKYT starting at 4pm.<\/p>\n

For now, let’s track the we have out there today…<\/p>\n